Geothermal energy is nothing new, no more so than many of the so-called renewable energies. Iceland has been powering their nation and heating homes for almost four decades with geothermal energy and heat. The perception may be that geothermal fields exist only in famously volcanic areas such as Iceland. But, that is far from true. The truth is there is significant volcanic activity on almost every continent and within every nation. And, there are geothermal power plants all over the world producing clean energy to millions of people including in including Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Russia, the UK and the US, just to name a few. But, it seems to me that geothermal, as an energy source, suffers from poor branding, that is, it is not as well known as other green energy sources. But that seems to be changing.
This is due to many factors but the primary reason is the obvious one and the elephant in living room – global warming. Scientists have been warning people and policy makers for quite some time now but many weren’t listening. It seems that people are finally listening and, the search for alternative energy sources is in full swing.
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